BENGALURU: A 62-year-old woman from Vidyaranyapura has lost Rs 9.3 lakh to cybercriminals who approached her as representatives of a television game show, claiming she had won Rs 25 lakh as prize.
Believing them, Sudha (name changed) paid Rs 9.3 lakh in multiple transactions to them between October 21 and November 6.
On October 28, Sudha received a call from a person who informed her that she had won Rs 25 lakh from a popular show. Later, he told her that the prize money had been increased to Rs 1 crore and she needed to pay some charges, including advance income tax to claim the amount.
“She transferred Rs 9.25 lakh to the conmen but later spoke to her friends and relatives and realised she had been cheated. We have taken up a case,” police said.